Distance Education

1. Distance Education Presented by Divya Ashok Henry Doan

2. Focus of this Presentation • Introduction • Null Hypothesis • Method of Research • Questionnaires and Results • Research Overview • Conclusion • Q & A Henry Doan

3. Introduction • Distance Education • Problem Statement • Rationale Henry Doan

4. Null Hypothesis Face-to-face student/teacher and student/student interaction is vital to the learning process and currently, technology does not provide enough capability to simulate this interaction. Henry Doan

5. Method of Research • Internet Articles • Online Research Papers • Interviews Henry Doan

6. Questionnaires and Results • Types of Questionnaires • Distance education students • Traditional teachers • Distance education teachers • Results • Common opinions • Interesting findings Henry Doan

7. Research Overview • Traditional vs. Distance • Successful Distance Education Students • Successful Distance Education Instructors • Importance of Interaction • Cost vs. Benefits • Distance Education Failures • Future of Distance Education Divya Ashok

8. Traditional vs. Distance • Achievement • Organization/Presentation of class • Social Structure Divya Ashok

9. Successful Distance Education Students • Voluntarily seeking further education • Highly-motivated and self-disciplined • Employed • Previous college experience Divya Ashok

10. Successful Distance Education Instructors • Organized and well-planned • Properly trained in use of technologies • Open to evolving technologies Divya Ashok

11. Importance of Interaction • Timely feedback from instructors • Interaction amongst students • On-site support system Divya Ashok

12. Cost vs. Benefits • Not cheaper (Students) • Not cheaper (Institutions) • Difficult to estimate total cost (Institutions) Divya Ashok

13. Cost vs. Benefits continued… • Access for rural students • Flexibility for non-traditional students • Archived lectures • “Larger class size” Divya Ashok

14. Successful Distance Institutions • Slower, thought-out approach • Long-term investment for the institution • Serves a specific need • Examples • University of Phoenix • University of Maryland University College Divya Ashok

15. Distance Education Failures • Lack of student acceptance/enrollment • Higher costs • More faculty time • Fathom and other examples Divya Ashok

16. Future of Distance Education • Focus for the Future • Collaboration among Institutions • Student oriented design • Teacher preparation • Educational outcomes Henry Doan

17. Future of Distance Education • Planning Decisions • Promote better cooperation among different institutions • Structuring Decisions • Support needed from the educational institutions • Training needs for distance education instructors Henry Doan

18. Future of Distance Education • Implementation Issues • Learner issues • Instructional delivery • Administration • Quality control • Outcome Needs • Assessing outcomes in formal higher education courses and K-12 Henry Doan

19. Future of Distance Education • General Education • Assess how to include training on adult education theory • Identify if distance education changes learning process • Identify how distance education can facilitate lifelong learning • Create long-term vision about educational systems Henry Doan

20. Conclusion • Success requires • Serving a specific need • Long-term vision • Currently not appropriate replacement for traditional education • Potential success is dependant on growth of technology Henry Doan

21. Special Thanks • Resource Suggestions: • Nathan Balasubramanian • Gerhard Fischer • Nick Joseph • Phong Le • Adam Torgerson • Interview Participants: • Dan Connors • Sanjay Gajendra • Michael Main • Shivakant Mishra • Ashok Nagaraj • Tammy Sumner